The management of Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has expressed concern over intimidation and harassment of its staff by some residents of Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi. A former lawmaker, Senator Sunday Fajinmi, who is the Chairman of Dolphin Estate Residents Association, has  been fingered as the person behind the disturbance. A statement issued by the Managing Director, Lagos Water Corporation, Muminu Badmus, …

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The Lagos State government, through the State Attorney General and Commissioner For Justice, has begun the prosecution of a Cameroonian murder suspect, Leudjou Joel, at the State High Court, Igbosere. The 21-year-old male house cleaner is being arraigned for stabbing to death his employer, Miss Dayo Eniola, at her residence at 15, Prince Tayo Adesanya Street, Park View Estate, Ikoyi, …

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A new spokesman has been appointed for the Lagos State Police Command. He is Chike Godwin Oti, a Superintendent of Police. Oti’s appointment was made on Wednesday. He succeeds Olarinde Famous-Cole, an Assistant Superintendent of Police. According to available information, Oti is from Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. He enlisted into the police on May 18, 1992, …

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Tayo Olanipekun Lagos State government on Wednesday commenced the process of clearing the Apapa-Oshodi Mile 2 axis of tankers and articulated vehicles. This action, the government said, is aimed at freeing the Apapa – Oshodi Expressway of avoidable traffic gridlocks, making the axis accessible to other road users. Speaking in Lagos after a visit to the area, the General Manager …

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No fewer than one million babies die annually due to complications associated with premature birth said the founder, Abiye Maternal and Child Health International Foundation (AMCH), Dr. Elizabeth Disu. Speaking at the AMCH World Prematurity Day celebration held recently in Ikeja, Lagos, Disu said prematurity is one of the leading causes of newborn deaths in the world. “Prematurity is the …

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The Director General of Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo, said things are looking good for the capital market and the nation with the growth the market witnessed in the last quarter, which also coincided with a low general inflation as well as increased GDP and Foreign Reserve Nigeria has recorded. The DG maintained this position on Monday …

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Lagos State government has expanded the CodeLagos initiative to out-of-school centres with classes expected to commence on Monday, November 13, 2017. The initiative is expected to position Lagos as the technology frontier in Africa by training one million Lagos residents to code. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Obafela Bank-Olemoh, in a statement on Sunday, said classes will commence …

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The National Assembly must have a budget office that will provide analyses and advice to the legislative arm of government so as to ease the passage of the document and enhance its implementation. Former Minister of National Planning, Shamsuddeen Usman, who said this in Lagos on Friday, said such an institution will bring efficiency to the national budget implementation and …

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Four awaiting trial inmates from the Badagry Prisons, Lagos, have been set free by the Chief Judge (CJ) of the state, Justice Opeyemi Oke, in line with efforts to decongest prisons in the state. Five other inmates also expecting to be pardoned alongside Sharafadeen Sheu, Israel Emmanuel, Samodu Rasak and Tunde Ojo on Thursday were returned to face formal constitutional …

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To proactively prevent the occurrence of environmental degradation, communal disputes and militancy often associated with oil producing areas, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has inaugurated a 45-member Community Relations Committee in Badagry. Governor Ambode, who spoke on Thursday at the inauguration of the Committee at the VIP Chalet in Badagry, said as much as oil is a major source of …

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